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The Volunteers: To the War
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The Volunteers: To the War

2023-09-28 · 141 min · ★ 6.3

Drama · War · History

In the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, New China was faced with "internal and external troubles". Since the outbreak of the Korean Civil War, the U.S. military has repeatedly provoked the border between China and North Korea, and civilians have been brutally bombed. In order to maintain the hard-won peace and long-term stability for generations, in October 1950, the Chinese People's Volunteers entered North Korea, and the "Resist US Aid Korea" war kicked off.

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Production details

Directors
Chen Kaige
Production companies
China Film Creative, Bona Film Group, China Film Group Corporation, 八一电影制片厂
Countries
China
Status
Released
Budget
USD 70,000,000
Revenue
USD 118,779,552

Top Cast

Tang GuoqiangTang GuoqiangMao Zedong
Wang YanhuiWang YanhuiPeng Dehuai
Liu JinLiu JinZhou En'lai
Xin BaiqingXin BaiqingLi Moyin
Zhang SongwenZhang SongwenWu Xiuquan
Huang XiaomingHuang XiaomingJiang Chao
Zhang ZiyiZhang ZiyiTang Sheng
Zhu YawenZhu YawenWu Benzheng
Zhang ZifengZhang ZifengLi Xiao
Wei DaxunWei DaxunMao An'ying
Xiao YangXiao YangZhao An'nan
Wang XiaoWang XiaoLiang Xingchu
Arthur ChenArthur ChenSun Xing
Vision WeiVision WeiDai Ruyi
Yin FangYin FangYang Shaocheng
Zhang YouhaoZhang YouhaoYang Sandi
Hai QingHai QingLin Qiaozhi
Wang ChuanjunWang ChuanjunQiao Guanhua
Lang YuetingLang YuetingGong Pusheng
Du ChunDu ChunYe Zilong

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